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[Event "Black12 Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/3dgTOoFD"] [Date "2026.06.02"] [Round "-"] [White "Vladimir-Gh"] [Black "Robert2015"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.06.02"] [UTCTime "16:24:02"] [WhiteElo "1281"] [BlackElo "1299"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+71"] [BlackRatingDiff "-25"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. d4 e6 { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. e3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qd2 Qh4 5. g3 Qf6 6. a3 Nh6 7. axb4 Nxb4 8. d5 Qg6 9. Bd3 Nxd3+ 10. cxd3 Ng4 11. Nb5 c6 12. Nc7+ Kd8 13. Nxa8 d6 14. e4 cxd5 15. exd5 exd5 16. Rxa7 b6 17. Nxb6 Qe6+ 18. Qe2 Nxf2 19. Qxe6 fxe6 20. Ra8 g6 21. Rxc8+ { White wins on time. } 1-0